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• 92 million accounts for DNA testing site MyHeritage found online

  05-06-2018 22:44 via zdnet.com
  The company announced the exposure revealed email addresses and hashed passwords.
  
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• New research on customer expectations reveals new CIO mandate

  05-06-2018 22:23 via zdnet.com
  New State of the Connected Customer research reveals a closer look at how customer expectations are shaping the CIO mandate on innovation, customer-facing tech, and artificial intelligence.
  
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• Universal broadband speed plan 'unambitious', say Lords

  05-06-2018 22:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Lords say a planned minimum broadband speed is too low and may constrain economic activity.
  
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• Oracle unveils Oracle Soar, a comprehensive cloud migration offering

  05-06-2018 22:10 via zdnet.com
  As part of Oracle's efforts to provide more automation, it's offering customers a package of automated migration tools bundled with consulting services.
  
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• Who should brands partner with: Celebrity influencers or everyday influentials?

  05-06-2018 22:05 via zdnet.com
  Platforms like Snapchat, YouTube, and Twitter are losing appeal with influencers and brands as many turn away. So, is it time for a rethink on influencer marketing?
  
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• Apple needs to advertise its most important product: Privacy

  05-06-2018 21:04 via zdnet.com
  WWDC 2018: Apple needs to show consumers what it's doing to ensure that 2018 won't be like 1984.
  
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• Facebook competitor promises blockchain currency for social content creators

  05-06-2018 20:27 via zdnet.com
  In this competitive market, influencers are looking for new ways to monetize their content. And ablockchain-based social media platform could deliver just that.
  
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• Microsoft touts progress on bringing SAP to Azure

  05-06-2018 19:50 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft and SAP are moving ahead in bringing SAP's various software and services to Azure, as well as on Microsoft's own internal SAP 4/HANA implementation.
  
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• Why WWDC 2018 served as Mac's death sentence

  05-06-2018 19:45 via zdnet.com
  The Mac is about to head toward an assisted living community in the desert -- and then its final resting place in the cloud.
  
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• And the award for the UK's most innovative town goes to...Luton

  05-06-2018 19:08
  
  A new UK Tech Innovation Index has revealed the most "active innovation communities" in the UK
  
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• Apple's Health Records API opens up to developers

  05-06-2018 19:00 via zdnet.com
  The API gives developers a way to build health apps with individualized experiences tailored to a user's health history.
  
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• CA Technologies, IBM forge mainframe DevOps, cloud pact

  05-06-2018 18:30 via zdnet.com
  IBM and CA Technologies are combining hardware and software forces to bring more applications and cloud connections to the mainframe.
  
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• Spark Summit 2018 Preview: Putting AI up front, and giving R and Python programmers more respect

  05-06-2018 18:00 via zdnet.com
  As Spark gets ready for its second act, Databricks is aiming to expand the footprint of its cloud service for handling machine learning and deep learning workloads. And it's taking steps to improve performance for R and Python programmers.
  
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• Best iOS 12 features: What's new and what's still missing

  05-06-2018 17:54 via zdnet.com
  Apple granted some of my iOS wishes and missed on a few others.
  
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• Best Photographic Accessories For Your Smartphone

  05-06-2018 17:47 via zdnet.com
  If you want to elevate your smartphone photography above the ordinary, there are plenty of affordable accessories to help you do so. Here are 15 to get you going.
  
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• Quest, Alteryx introduce new versions of core products

  05-06-2018 17:30 via zdnet.com
  Quest adds support for PostgreSQL in Toad Edge.Alteryx adds metadata loaders for MySQL and other data sources; enterprise security; and self-service features.The industry is "defragging."
  
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• Over 115,000 Drupal sites still vulnerable to critical flaw

  05-06-2018 17:05 via zdnet.com
  At least 1,885 vulnerable sites are in the Alexa top one million sites.
  
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• APAC unlicensed software rate drops, but still highest globally

  05-06-2018 16:59 via zdnet.com
  Rate of unlicensed software in Asia-Pacific dipped to 57 percent last year from 61 percent in 2015, costing software vendors an estimated US$16.4 billion in losses, compared to US$19.1 billion in 2015.
  
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• Unihertz Atom hands-on: Rugged tiny 4G smartphone keeps you connected in the field for less than $300

  05-06-2018 16:57 via zdnet.com
  Unihertz had a very successful campaign for the Jelly phone in 2017 and is following that up with a rugged variation that I have been testing for the past week.
  
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• Asus 'phone with a fan' among weird gadgets at Computex

  05-06-2018 16:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Unusual new laptops and phones are on show at the Computex event in Taiwan.
  
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• Qualcomm unveils the Snapdragon 850: a mobile chip for Windows PCs

  05-06-2018 16:42
  
  This one is just for Windows…
  
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• NetMotion launches operational intelligence platform to supercharge enterprise mobility

  05-06-2018 16:21 via zdnet.com
  The world is going mobile and NetMotion's first of its kind platform gathers a massive amount of data and presents real-time results so that clients can take action to solve mobile issues.
  
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• How do autonomous vehicles learn to drive? Download this self-driving dataset and see for yourself

  05-06-2018 16:21 via zdnet.com
  You can now download a dataset containing video sequences used by engineers to develop autonomous driving technologies.
  
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• IBM offers SaaS solution for companies on the hunt for GDPR data

  05-06-2018 16:17 via zdnet.com
  The service aims to help the enterprise uncover where data is stored and address any issues related to GDPR compliance.
  
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• Facebook rolls out indirect data center cooling system that can take the humidity

  05-06-2018 16:00 via zdnet.com
  With the new system, Facebook will be able to consider less temperate environments for data center construction.
  
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• Audi and Huawei plan to get 5G-connected cars on the road by 2020

  05-06-2018 15:40
  
  While the alliance was formed in 2016, new details offer insight into how the technology will work when it launches in the next two years
  
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• A tennis ball retriever powered by Ubuntu

  05-06-2018 15:40 via zdnet.com
  Open source architecture has shortened a notoriously trying robotics development cycle by years, and we're now seeing a new generation of hardware to prove it
  
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• Microsoft veteran Chris Jones leaves for customer data startup Amperity

  05-06-2018 15:15 via zdnet.com
  Chris Jones, the head of Microsoft's HealthCare NExT incubator has left the company after 26 years in various posts across the company.
  
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• SAP unveils C/4HANA, aims to revamp CRM, leverage its ERP base

  05-06-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  SAP outlined the details behind its CRM push, which is aimed squarely at Salesforce and its various clouds.
  
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• SAP launches HANA Data Management Suite

  05-06-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Announced in a company blog several months ago, at SAPPHIRE this week, SAP is officially taking the wraps off a new suite of tools aimed at governing and integrating data across highly federated environments.
  
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• No new Mac hardware leaves me feeling pretty dark mode myself

  05-06-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  In a world filled with the latest bleeding edge technology, one company has dedicated itself to promising nothing and delivering less, at least when it comes to what was once its flagship line of computers.
  
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• Finally there are ginger emojis

  05-06-2018 14:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Woozy face, ginger heads and one for the baldies.
  
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• Europe's top court has just blown a big hole in Facebook's fan-page terms

  05-06-2018 14:33 via zdnet.com
  New CJEU ruling in Facebook case could have "far-reaching effects" for GDPR contracts.
  
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• David Dobrik and Liza Koshy announce split in emotional video

  05-06-2018 14:21 via bbc.co.uk
  YouTube couple reveal they separated six months ago due to the pressures of work but will remain best friends.
  
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• Gmail's new design: Love it or hate it, looks like you'll soon have to use it

  05-06-2018 13:41 via zdnet.com
  The new Gmail will just be Gmail soon after it reaches general availability.
  
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• Facebook and Twitter replacement sought by Kim Dotcom

  05-06-2018 13:37 via bbc.co.uk
  The MegaUpload founder tweeted that he would like to see the creation of a new social network.
  
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• Couple who conned Amazon out of $1.2 million sent behind bars

  05-06-2018 13:31 via zdnet.com
  The swindlers took advantage of Amazon's return policy to make a fortune from electronics sold on the platform.
  
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• Intel Core i7-8086K is its first CPU to hit 5GHz in turbo: It's giving away 8,086 free

  05-06-2018 13:06 via zdnet.com
  Intel celebrates 40 years of x86 architecture CPUs with a giveaway of its special-edition Core i7-8086K CPU.
  
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• Alexa, what will customer service look like in 2025?

  05-06-2018 13:00 via zdnet.com
  This is the second of Brent Leary's Voices Carry columns.Today, what about conversational interfaces and customer service in 2025?Is the real deal now enough to sustain their existence beyond the hype? Brent thinks so.
  
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• Sensors, scandal and sustainability: Inside the San Francisco smart city being built from scratch on an abandoned naval yard

  05-06-2018 12:58
  
  Bosch is building the smart city on Hunters Point and believes its expertise makes it perfect for building a community of the future
  
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• No, you’re not being paranoid, your phone really IS listening to you

  05-06-2018 12:35
  
  Those oddly pertinent ads on your timeline aren’t just a coincidence, your phone is listening to everything you say
  
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• Toshiba sells PC business to Sharp for $36 million

  05-06-2018 12:20 via zdnet.com
  Under the watchful eye of parent company Foxconn, Sharp is shouldering its way back into the PC market.
  
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• Apple, Google have similar phone addiction approaches with iOS, Android

  05-06-2018 12:15 via zdnet.com
  Apple and Google plan to deploy similar approaches and dashboards to curb digital addiction.
  
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• Apple CarPlay: iOS 12 will finally let you use Google Maps, Waze

  05-06-2018 11:53 via zdnet.com
  With iOS 12, Apple is opening up CarPlay to third-party navigation apps
  
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• World Cup 2018: Six ways to watch, stream and listen to the World Cup fixtures in the UK – even if you’re at work

  05-06-2018 11:24
  
  Here’s how to watch or listen to the FIFA 2018 World Cup from 14 June on TV, radio, apps and even in VR
  
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• Six ways to watch, stream and listen to the World Cup 2018 fixtures in the UK – even if you’re at work

  05-06-2018 11:24
  
  Here’s how to watch or listen to the FIFA 2018 World Cup from 14 June on TV, radio, apps and even in VR
  
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• Sex bots for good - where's the evidence?

  05-06-2018 10:40
  
  Evidence for the supposed positives of sex robots is thin on the ground, writes Xanthe Mallett
  
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• Redheads rejoice: Your very own emoji launches today

  05-06-2018 10:08
  
  Red-headed faces appear in an update which adds an additional 157 emoji to the collection
  
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• Udacity and Google team up to offer free job hunting courses for all

  05-06-2018 09:06
  
  Interview preparation, CV writing, optimising LinkedIn and more…
  
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• Doctors could soon move tiny implants around your body using radio waves to hunt down and treat disease

  05-06-2018 08:21
  
  The prototype implants are the size of a grain of rice and have the potential to be even smaller because they don't need batteries
  
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